The 1978-79 Flu Program V. 109020

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109020 1 (1979-04-06)

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UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548

FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
EXPECTED AT 9:30 a.m. EST
FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1979
109020

STATEMENT OF
PHILIP A. BERNSTEIN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES
UNITED STATES SENATEIP
ON LTHE
1978-79 FLU PROGRAM_

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:

I am pleased to appear here today to discuss our review

of the 1978-79 flu program. As requested by the Subcommittee,

we examined the program's management and effectiveness and

determined from available records the current status of

liability claims against the Federal Government arising

out of all Federal immunization programs, particularly

the swine flu program.

We reviewed the activities of the Office of thg

Secretary, Center for Disease Control (CDC), and National

Instituteo ialth in the Department of Health, Education,

and Welfare (HEW), and the activities of the Department of

Justice. We also interviewed, by telephone, 12 State and

6 county health officials regarding their individual

programs.